Cecilia Martin is an Australian interdisciplinary artist grown from Argentinian roots. Based on the lands of the Jagera and Turrbal people, movement is Cecilia’s principal artistic language and her work spans dance, theatre, circus and photography.
Cecilia’s studies at the National Institute of Circus Arts led to a five-year engagement (2016-20) with internationally acclaimed CIRCA. In 2023, Cecilia premiered her first full-length solo, ‘Break’, in collaboration with dance-theatre company The Farm and co-commissioned by Home of the Arts and Metro Arts. Nominated for two Matilda Awards, ‘Break’ is her first work combining dance with autobiographical-theatre and acrobatics.
As a recipient of the Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant (2022) and a Lord Mayor’s Creative Fellowship (2024), Cecilia trained with Europe’s dance leaders, including Wim Vandekeybus, Damien Jalet, and Anouk van Dijk. In 2024-25, she completed a six-month residency at Tic Tac Arts Centre, Brussels, in which she was mentored in dance/improvisation by David Zambrano and performed her own improvisation-driven work.
Cecilia continues to collaborate and tour globally with companies such as A Good Catch, Casus Creations, ROOKE and The Farm as well as create her own work. She also regularly photographs the performing arts and undertakes personal projects in the fields of art and documentary photography.